Apparatus for producing woven-reed articles



, I M. B. LLOYD. APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

- APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, I920. 1,339,064

Patented May 4,1920.

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M- B. LLOYD.

APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-21, I920.

Patented May 4, 1920..

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APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

. APPLICATJON FILED JAN. 21, 1920. 1,339,064.

Patented May 4,1920.

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APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN REED ARTICLES.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1920.

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. MARSHALL B. LLOYD, or MENoMINEE, MICHIGAN.

APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING WOVEN-REED ARTiCLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May {1, 1920.

Original application filed March 25, 1919, Serial No. 285,096. Divided and this application filed January 21, 1920. seriarno, 352,970.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL B. LLOYD, a citizen of the United States, and a resideht of Menominee, Michigan, have invented a certain new, useful, and Improved Apparatus for Producing Woven Reed Articles, of which the following is a specification. I

Fly invention relates generally to means for producing woven reed articles and relates particularly to the production of reed articles haying a frame that is curved at least in part. This application is a division some and durable construction;

of my co-pending application, Serial No."

allowed:

285,096 filed March 25, August 8, 1919.

The general object of my invention is toprovide means for producing a woven reed article from a piece'or strip of fiat fabric of such character that the fabric can be worked, formed'and shaped so that itshall nicely conform to the curved frame of the article.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for producing woven reed articles of'czurved form from fiat woven reedfabric'which can be used by inexperienced or unskilled operators; wherewith articlesof this kind can be rapidly produced; in

which the finished articles shall be of hand-- and in which the various articles produced shall be of uniformly substantial and, pleasing character.

A further and particular object of my invention is to provide means of producing reed, baby carriage hoods whereby the- I hitherto highly individualistic weaving and shaping of each reed fabric-upon its frame shall be eliminated and the manufacture .manufacture of a baby" carriage hood but thereof reduced to a factory system whereby the reed fabrics can be produced indepen-.

quickly and easily applied to' and shaped upon the frame.

; My invention consists generally in the means, whereby together with others a. which wlll appear the above named objects,

hereinafter, are attainable; and my invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate the principal steps of the method and suitable means forpractising the same.

In the said drawings F igure l represents a piece of reed fabric which in this instance has been produced" in tubular or endless form as amatter of convenience in weaving.

Fg. 2 is a strip of reed fabric which has been cut from the tubular fabric shown in Figjl. F ig. 3 represents the next step in the method of producing the hood, portions of the fabric having been removed and otherportions treated to facilitate manipulation. Figs. 4, 5 and dare end edge views illustrating steps in the application of the fabric of Fig. 3 to the frame of a baby carriage hood. Fig. 7 is a view illustrating the step of clamping the fabric against the hood frame and over the hoodform of Fig. 7 tocause it to conform generally thereto.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a hood form used in the production ofthe hood;

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the hood clamping member supports; Fig. 7 is a detail view substantiallyon the line B.-B of Fig. 7

7 is a'yiew illustrating the mechanism trating the'step of folding and securing projecting surplus portions of the fabric around the end frame-members of the hood. Fig.

'9 is a view similar toflFig. 8. partially in section and partially in elevation showing the hood completed and the clamping means removed; Fig. 10 is an end View of the completed hood; and Fig. 11 is a side view thereof.

In the drawings I have disclosed the this, it is to be understood is by way of illustration and not by way of limitation since it is my intent to disclose a method and means for the manufacture of a class of reed articles of which a baby carriage is fairly representative.

Referring now to the drawings for a detailed statement of themethod and for a detailed description of the means for practising the same,,-1, represents-a supply of Woven reed fabric. It is shownin the draw ings as of tubular form'but in so far as the present invention is concerned the initial plurality of flat bands or strips, 2, one of which is shown in Fig. 2. The reed fabric .is composed vof spaced stakes, 3, over and under which filler strands, 4, are woven. Portions 3 of the stakes project beyond the body of the reed fabric. A considerable number of these projecting stakes substantially those comprised within the confines of the zones A are laid down, in'a manner familiar to all reed weavers, for the. purpose of preventing the filler strands of the fabric from unraveling. The f turned down stakes are indicated in Fig. 3 at 3". Obviously turning down the stakes on both sides of the-woven fabric confines the filler strands therebetween in such a manner that there is no danger of them readily separating and the fabric disintegrating.

To the end portions of the. fabric, substantially centrally thereof, I secure'binding strips, 5, which serve several purposes. These binding strips may be formedin various ways and of different materials but I prefer to make them of a metal of such character that it can be bent or folded without cracking. Brass or cold steel is suit-v able for this purpose. I- will not describe the binder strip construction in detail since it may be of various forms, one suitable form being shown and described in my copending application, Serial No. 171,432,

entitled Method of and means for binding the edges of reed fabric and the like. In any event the binder strips, 5, rigidly embrae the reed fabric and in the present in-' stance serve to confine all ofvthe stakes of the fabric against loss or separation. The

shape of the hood in the present instance is such that the corners ofthe fabric shown in Fig. 2 are not needed and I, therefore, remove the same substantially .alon the dotted lines, 6. While this surplus abric may be removed after fabric has been placed upon the frame, I prefer to remove it before that operation as it somewhat simplifies the work and'enables the fabric to be better conformed to the frame. In this vmanner I produce the article shown in Fig.

3 which it will be understood is a flat strip of woven reed fabric and while unsecured to the article frame is, nevertheless, in such {form that it can be handled and manipulated, as may be necessary ordesirable, in

the same to a frame of di erent shape, without danger of either the filler strands or the stakes becomin separated or unraveled. This attribute 1s one of importance inasmuch=as the fabric is subjected to pulling and shaping forces that might cause'the which. the lower or .free ends of the U by the method and conforming same to unravelunless it were properly coiifined and safeguarded against such 'action. The article shown in Fig. 3 is of such form that it can be used closely adjacent the place of manufacture, or if desired, it can be shipped to remote points for. attachment to the article frame without, any danger of destruction in the shipping. Furthermore 'a large number of these fabric strips can be shipped in very little space. A reed fabric of the form shown in Fig. 3' is an article of manufacture in and of itself, which is valuablebecause of the constructional methods that it makes pos sible. j V

The strip shown in Fig. 3 is designed'for application to the frame of the bab carriage hood, which as is best shown in igs. 5, 6, 8 and 9 is composed of a plurality of'U shaped members, 8, 9, and 10 which radiate from a central point at which is located a fixture, 11, designed for cooperation with a pivot on the baby carriage (not shown).

The fixture, 11, is preferably a metallic member provided with two ears, 11, to

shaped members 9 and 10 are secured. The fixture members, 11, may be attached to the hood frame members before the fabric is secured thereto, but I simplify and cheapen the operation by utilizing common means for securing the fixture members and portions of the fabric. The various frame .members are held in proper spaced relation and the frame, as a whole, is made rigid by a pluralityof arcuate spacing members, '12. The hood frame in transverse-vertical section, it will be seen, is of U shape while. in longitudinal section it is arcuate. This curvature of the frame in bothdirections and in the manner indicated is such as to make somewhat difficult the application thereto of a flat piece of fabric, but I have solved" this rather diflicult problem satisfactorily and means herein shown and described.

The reed fabric in the form shown in Fig. 3 is ready for application to the hood frame and as before stated is in such form that it can be pulled, shaped, and worked with great freedom and without danger of disintegration. i

- As a first step in applying the fabric to the frame, I pierce one of the metallic members, 5, with a nail or brad, 13,'the metallic member, 5, being placed upon an anvil,

- shown only'by means of dotted lines in Fig.

4, to facilitate the operation. The hood fix-' t'ure' member, 11, is threaded over the brad, 13, and then the brad is forced through oneof the U shapedframe members, 8 or 10 and its end clenched or formed over as shown at 13 in Fig. 5. Another brad is similarly clenched through and. over" frame member,

- bers.

' From the hood form I hang leverage mechaframe but its fixture member, 11, is simuland inwardly. At the same time a hook 29 taneously secured in proper position. As a engaging the hood fixture member,"l1, draws next step I wrap the reed fabric around the other metallic portion, 5, over the side of the form nicely to the hood frame both transframe member as 1s well shown in Fig. 6 in versely and longitudinally, and the only oplike manner simultaneously securing the erations that remain are those of folding the the hood frame downwardly and inwardly. frame and 1n a slmilar manner secure the In this manner the fabric is caused to con other hood fixture member, 11. The operations so far described result in merely shap ing the fabric to U shape, considered crosssectionally of the hood. But considered longitudinally of the hood, the fabric does not conform to the arcuate shape thereof since the normal tendency of the fabric is surplus edge portions of the fabric around the frame members and there securing them permanently in place so that the temporary clamping members can be removed without danger of reversion, on the part of the fabric, to its initial straight shape.

The further steps necessary to complete to retain its straight form. As a next step the 11006. are best Shown n g 8 and in the operation of making the hood, 1 As a first step in completing the hood, I place the hood frame with the partly shaped bend the end portions of one of the metallic fabric thereon, upon the hood form 32 shown binder Strips, 5, around the'frame at 33, in Fig. 7 and apply pressure to the fabric and there secure it as by means of suitable substantially along the central longitudinal brads, 34, the edge portions of the fabric portion of the hood to cause it to conform constituting the side portions of the end of to the arcuate shape of the hood form. This h h d- This operation is performed on I accomplish conveniently'by pressing elon- 1 h ides of the hood and then finally gated arcllate plate members, 14, and 15, on the central upper portion of the fabric the fabric and by providing cam members, (that portion along which the stakes are 16 and 17, wherein the plates 14 and 15 can laid down) is folded around the frame and be powerfully pressed home. The cams, 16 permanently secured thereto. Thus in Fig.

and 17 are shown in Figs. 7 and 8 in the .8 one end of the hood is shown with the fab positions that they'occupy when pressing ric folded and secured in place and the the fabric against the form and as will be other end is shown with the surplus fabric seen the cams are suitably'pivoted in arms projecting. Obviously the operation of 18 and 19 that are carried by a rigid frame, finishing the other end of the hood is the 20. The cams and plates thus described are Same as that already described and need not suflicient to cause the fabric, along the cen: be again detailed. tral part of the frame to conform thereto. After both ends of the fabric have been J But in order to shape the side portions of the folded in and secured as shown at the left fabric, I provide additional clamping memhand end of Fig. 8, I prefer to place over Two such clamping members are pro the somewhat ragged edges of the fabric vided, one on each side of the hood but since they are identical in construction a-description of one will serve for both. As is probably best shown in Figs. 7, 7 and 7 the arms 18 and 19 are provided with hooks, 21. and 22, from which the side clamping frame, 23, is hung. Frame 23, in this instance additional binding strips which will not only hold the fabric against any possible separation from the frame but will also serve to cufve the fabric more abruptly around the dowel members of the frame. These binding or fastening strips, 40, as shownin Fig. 9, are held in place by means comprises three arm-like portions, 24,25 and of brads, 41, which are secured in the ar- 26, the portions 24 and 25 being curved to cuate members of the hood frame, and they conform to the side and top portions of the are preferably 1n .the shape of a metallic .hood and the arm 26, depending to a point below the end of the hood fixture member,

I'utilize the hood fixture member, 11,

band that can be readily shaped without danger of breaking.

The hood is now completed in so faras the reed covering is cdncerned and the temorary clamping means may be removed.

0 accomplish this the said clamping mem- V ficient to shape the fabric accurately to the bers, 23, are released by swinging the han-' side parts of the hood. As will'be seen, the dle, 30, and then-removing them from the depending member, 26, is slotted andnear hooks, 21 and 22. The cam levers 16 and its end is provided with a spanning pin, 28. 17, likewise are swung to inoperative position and the clamping plates, 14 and 15 re- 30, and arm 31, moved. In order -to.permitfree removal engaging the pin, 28 of the member, 26, the of the hood from the hood form prefer to operation being such that when the handle, make the arms, 18 and 19, swlngable .so 30, is swung in one direction, the side clamp-' that they may be swung free; of the hood to ing member, 23, bein hung or pivoted on the position shown in full lines in Fig. 7 the pins, 21 and 22 is pulled downwardly and at the left hand slde of Flg. 9.

nism comprising a handle,

The completed hood is shown in edge I View in Fig. 10 and in side elevation in Fig.

"11, by reference to which it will be seen that the fabric conforms beautifully to the frame; that the stakes are uniformly spaced; that the filler strand extends from side to side in parallel relation and that, as a whole, it presents an artistic a pearance, unmarred by filler strands exten ing to diverging relations, such as is found in hoods or similar articles produced under methods 'and means heretofore in general use. Furthermore, the metallicmembers, 5, terminating as. they do, adjacent the metallic members, 11, of the hood, provide a finish or bond between the 'hood fixtures and the fabric which is ofpleasing appearance and which, at the same time, is functionally efficient.

The terms reed fabric, woven fabric and the like, as used in the specification and claims, while they referto reed fabric'and the like composed of spaced stakes, overand under which filler strands are woven (whether the material be composed of natsteps or stated sequence of the method, ex-- cept only as may be necessary by limita tions in the hereunto appended claims.

I claim: 1 v

1. Mechanism for use in producing baby carriage hoods and the like of woven reed and the like, comprisin in combination, a

frame, members pivotal -y mounted. thereon and carrying clamping levers and side clamping frames hung from said pivotally mounted members.

2. Mechanism for use in producing babycarriage hoods and the like of woven reed and the like compr1s1ng -1n combmatlon a frame, inwardly pomtlng arms carried centrally of the frame, clamping levers carried by said arms and side clamping frames hung from the inwardly pointing arms.

3. Mechanism for use in producing baby carriage hoods and the like of woven reed and the like comprising inv combination, a frame, inwardly pointing arms carried centrally of the frame, clamping levers carried by said arms, and side clamping frames removably hung from the inwar arms.

4.. Mechanism for use in producing baby carriage hoods and the like of woven reed and the like comprising in combination, a frame, arms carried centrally of the frame, and arranged for movement to positions pointing inwardly and outwardly, clamping y pointing .levers carried by said arms, and side clamping frames removably hung from the side arms. I

5. Mechanism for use in producing baby carriage hoods and the like of woven reed and the likecomprising in combination, a frame, arms carried centrally of the frame,

clamping levers carried by said arms,side

clamping frames hung from the centrally carried arms, and leverage mechanism adjacent the bottom of the side frames formed for co-action with the frame of a baby carriage hood, as and for the purpose specified.-

6. Mechanism for use in producingv baby carriage hoods and the like of woven reed and similar material, comprisin in combination, a frame having a centraf solid portion and depending side portions, and central and side clamping members carried by the frame.

A 7 Mechanism for use in producing baby carriage hoods and the like of woven reed and similar material, comprising in combination, a pivoted frame having a central,-

. solid portion and depending side portions,

and central and sidevclamping members carried by the frame.

8. Mechanism for use in producing baby carriage hoods and the like ofwoven reed and similar material, comprising in-combination, aframe having a central, solid portion and depending side portions, central and side clamping members carried by the frame, and levers pivoted on the depending side portions of the frame and formed to connect with the side clamping members.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of January, 1920.

MARSHALL B. lJLOYD. 

